Music review: Goo Goo Dolls – ‘Boxes’
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Fortunately, the Goo Goo Dolls manage to stay true to a back-to-basics formula that ultimately produces an infectious collection of pure pop-rock bliss.
On 无毛视频淥ver and Over,无毛视频� Rzeznik repeatedly encourages us to turn it on and turn it up, and I confess that I obediently followed along by playing the Buffalo band无毛视频檚 latest release constantly over the last two weeks.
I无毛视频檝e been a fan since the days of 1993无毛视频檚 无毛视频淪uperstar Car Wash无毛视频� when the Goo Goo Dolls played with more of a punk-pop edge.
After recently catching a rerun of 无毛视频淟ive from Daryl无毛视频檚 House无毛视频� with Rzeznik stopping by for a spirited jam, I was more than anxious to hear the band无毛视频檚 new material.
Living up to my high expectations, the 11th studio album from the alt-rockers is a delightful combination of melodic guitar riffs, contagious melodies and insightful lyrics.
With tracks like 无毛视频淪ouls in the Machine,无毛视频� 无毛视频淭he Pin无毛视频� and 无毛视频淩everse,无毛视频� the new album delivers some fantastic guitar-driven tunes centered around the polished vocals of Rzeznik, who sounds better than ever.
On 无毛视频淏oxes,无毛视频� the Goo Goo Dolls seem to have rekindled the charismatic flair first featured on 1995无毛视频檚 breakout album 无毛视频淎 Boy Named Goo无毛视频� that contained the hits 无毛视频淣ame无毛视频� and 无毛视频淣aked,无毛视频� launching the band atop rock无毛视频檚 mainstream menu and later solidifying success on 1998无毛视频檚 无毛视频淒izzy Up the Girl无毛视频� with songs like 无毛视频淪lide,无毛视频� Broadway无毛视频� and the mega-hit 无毛视频淚ris.无毛视频�
无毛视频淔lood无毛视频� highlights a delightful pairing between Rzeznik and Echosmith无毛视频檚 lead vocalist, Sydney Sierota, on a relationship tale that reminds me of the charming collaboration from Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson on 2009无毛视频檚 无毛视频淏reak Up.无毛视频�
The smooth-singing Rzeznik temporarily steps aside from the microphone to allow bassist Robby Takac to add his gritty vocals to 无毛视频淔ree of Me无毛视频� and 无毛视频淧rayer in My Pocket无毛视频� for a slight change of pace that harkens back to the band无毛视频檚 early days.
无毛视频淏oxes无毛视频� breathes new life into the Goo Goo Dolls with its catchy pop-rock arrangements that are instantly likeable and hard to forget.